Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils

Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils

“Mandarin Duck” Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils After finally getting my hands on the 72 set of Derwent Lightfast colored pencils I set out on a search for the most colorful critter I could draw.  I wanted to use as many of the 72 colors as possible. ...
2020 Rewind and Happy New Year

2020 Rewind and Happy New Year

 2021 The New Year is a gift, a fresh start.  How will  you use it? I think we can all agree that 2020 was not what we expected.  It was a heck of a year to say the least. We found ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic, quarantines, lockdowns, and losses.  So...
Realism and Colors

Realism and Colors

 Which Color? Do you need to know the exact color in order to make your work more realistic? How many times have you thought to yourself, “if only I had the right color” while working on a piece of art? Many new artists think that having the exact right...
Fugitive Colors

Fugitive Colors

 What are fugitive colors? What are fugitive colors?  Does it mean some of my colored pencils are on the run? Today we’ll sort out what fugitive colors are and why artists need to avoid them. Definitionby The Free Dictionary “Inferior pigments that tend to fade...
2020 – Life and Art

2020 – Life and Art

colored pencil | family | life | podcast | updates Happy New Year!  It’s 2020 already and I’m getting back on track.    Last year , life threw a curve ball and the last 6 months of the year very little was completed in my art.  In July everything came...